Kulekhani-I Hydropower Station has been in operation since 1982 with an installed capacity of 60 MW. It is located in Makawanpur District and includes a 114 m tall rockfill dam and underground powerhouse. The power station helps address power outages by supplying constant power during dry seasons and can black start other power plants through its backup diesel generators. However, upgrades are recommended, including using a SCADA system and upgrading the 66 kV transmission lines.
2. BACKGROUND
Location:
Dam:Makawanpur,kulekhani
Powerhouse:Makawanpur,Dhorshing
Construction started : 1977 A.D.
Generation started : 1982 A.D.
Installed capacity : 60 MW
Primary Annual generation : 165 GWh
Secondary annual generation: 46 GWh
Capital cost: $117.84
million
Funded by : World bank, Kuwait fund, UNDP,
Overseas economic cooperation fund, GON
4. CIVIL STRUCTURE
Dam
1 Type :Zoned Rock
Fill Dam with
Inclined Core
2
Dam
Height
:
114 m
3
Crest
Length
:
406 m
4
Crest
Width
:
10 m
5
Embank
ment
Volume
:
4,4419348
m^3
5. Reservoir
Catchment basin
area :
126 km^2
Reservoir area : 2.2 km^2 at highest water level
: 1530m from (M.S.L.)
Gross storage
capacity : 85.30 million cu.m (Initial)
: 62.30 cu. m (Estimated 2002)
Effective Storage
Capacity : 73.30 million cu. M(Initial)
55.56 cu.m (Estimated 2002)
Dead Storage : 12 million cu.m (Initial)
: 6.74 cu.m (Estimated 2002)
Design Flood
Inflow : 1380 m^3/sec
Probable Max.
Inflow : 2720 m^3/sec
Design Flood
Outflow : 1270 m^3/sec
Probable
Max.Flood Outflow
: 2540 m^3/sec
Fax Strech in Full
Level : 7 km
6. Waterway Intake
1
Original
Structure
Type :
Horizontal Bell mouth type
with
gate shaft
Gate :Caterpillar Gate
2.5m wide*25m high
2Sloping Intake :Constructed under KDPP-I
Dimension :
103m long*7.2m wide*5.2m
high
Inside width :2.5 m
Minimum
operation
level for :13.1 m^3/sec
full load 60
mw
Tributary Intake
a Chakhel Intake
Type :
Non controlled weir
type
Connecting
Tunnel : 2368 m Long
Dimension : 1.8m wide*18m high
Maximum
capacity : 4.1 m^3/sec
b Sim Intake
Type :
Non controlled weir
with shaft of 94.7m
high and an air trap
chamber
Maximim
capacity : 3.3 m^3/sec
8. Spillway:
Controlled Crest with 2 Radial Gates of
9.0m wide * 11.5m high and
Non-Controlled Crest of 65m Long with
Chute and Plunge Pool
10. Penstock Line
1 Diameter : 2.1-1.5 m
2 Length : 1324 m
3
Length of
Bifurcation(each) : 14 m
Headrace Tunnel
1
Type :
Circular Section
2
Diameter and length :
2.5m dia*6233m long
Surge Tank
1
Type : Circular Section
2
Diameter
and Height
: 3m dia*92m high
Tailrace Tunnel
1
Type : Chamber type
2
Dimensi
on : 3.1m wide *in length
11. BY PASS VALVE & INLET VALVE
Inlet valve
Regulate water flow
Remains complete
open/close
By pass valve
Reduce water pressure
to open inlet valve
12. TURBINE
Turbine
1No. of units : Two
2Type :
Vertical Shaft
Pelton
3
Rated
output : 31,000 kW
4Rated speed : 600 rpm (50 Hz)
5Gross Head : 614m to 560m
6Rated Head : 550m
7
Maximum
Discharge : 13.1 m3/sec
16. GENERATOR & EXCITOR
Generator
1.No. of units:Two
2.Types :Vertical Shaft revolving
salient field three phase
synchronous type
3.
Rated
Capacity :35000 kVA 0.85 lag
4.
Generating
Voltage :11 kV
5.Frequency :50 Hz Fig: excitor
19. SYNCRONIZATION / BRAKING SYSTEM
Condition :
Set during construction
1. Waveform
2. Phase sequence
Set during synchronization
3. Frequency
4. Voltage
5. Phase angle
Braking system
Jet brake:- reverse striking
of
water to bucket
Air brake :- when speed
reached 40%
23. TRANSFORMER
Rating 35MVA
frequency 50HZ
connection Star/delta
type 3 phase oil immersed
forced oil-circulation
with water cooler,
indoor type
Primary
voltage
11Kv
Secondary
voltage
66Kv
Primary
current
1837
Secondary
current
306
25. CURRENT AND VOLTAGE TRANSFORMER
Voltage 66Kv
unit 1 per phase
connection Parallel to busbar
Secondary voltage 110 V
Primary current 400-600A
Secondary current 5A
type 3-core secondary
unit 2
27. CIRCUIT BREAKERS
type SF6
VOLTAGE 66KV
Norma current 0.5KA
Braking current 12.5KA
Making current 31.5KA
Restriking
voltage
0.75us/k
v
Brake time
Making time
Braking time
5s
0.15s
0.05s
For 11Kv –
vacuum CB
Synchronizing SF6 CB
32. PLCC:-POWER LINE CARRIER COMMUNICATION
Way of Data transmission system
using power line
Each end of transmission line is
provided with PLCC equipment
For
Station to station communication
Protection of transmission line
SCADA:-supervisory control and data acquisition system
Operates with coded signals over communication channel
Control of remote equipment
Programmable logic controller (PLCs) as subsystems
But
Not used in kulekhani- 1 power station
33. Fire fighting system
Performed manually
with water
Cooling
system
Sound trap system
Traps the noise and
Removes out of the
plant
35. MAIN FEATURES OF POWER STATION
Address Power outage problem
But, how..?
For
Brownout → supply reactive power
Rolling out → rated constant power supply
during dry season also
“Blackout” → start operation and energized
main transmission line.
36. WHY KULEKHANI-I FOR BLACK START…??
Considering the Ferranty effect problem.
Constant discharge.
Process of black start
Backup battery starts diesel generator
Diesel generator helps to bring generating
station into operation
Energize the key transmission line
Starts other power plant
Battery backup
Diesel generator
Plant
operation
Transmission line
37. BACKUP SYSTEM
Battery bank : 400 Ah
Total load of PH : 20 Amp
For protection
For internal lighting
Diesel Generator 1 :
capacity : 350 Kva/240KW
RPM : 1500
gen. voltage 400V
Diesel generator-2
Capacity : 385kva/286.4kw
RPM 1500
Gen. voltage 400V
For maintenance
For black start
42. RECOMMENDATION
Use of sectionalized Bus bar
Upgrade transmission from 66Kv
Use of SCADA system
Removal of sediment from the reservoir
Editor's Notes
#33: -To trip the line CB nearest to fault by1. distance protection 2.differential comparison method 3. phase comparison method
-inter trip command due to tripping of any one side of CB